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After Which lie Locks Himself in
His Room and Shoots Him.
self in the Head.
His Infatuation for the Woman and Finan-
cial Difficulties Cause Him to
Commit the Terrible Deed.
Reign Of Terror Prevailing in New Orleans
Over the Antics Of an
Insane Negro.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
A Prominent Citizen Of Detroit Kills Him
self and MietreSS.

DETROIT, MICH, Nov. 17.-Captain 4. H.
Mills, an old citizen and prominent vessel
man. and the owner of line of harbor tugs
in this city, shot and killed Nrs. Austin
Rising, wife of his manager, at her resi-
dence on Congress street, about o'clock
tonight and then went home, locked him
self in his room and shot himself through
the head, death resulting almost instantly.
He is said to have been infatuated with
the woman and becoming involved in
financial difficulties chose the desperate
way Of ending his troubles.
Mills was once the owner Of the finest
line of harbor tugs here, but several years
ago his son William secured, by some
opposition business. The captains re
manning tugs were decided to his wife, but
three years ago she died, leaving the old
captain as executor Of the will, which de
vised the property to three younger chill
dren, Mary, Andrew and Agnes. Mrs.
Mills was niece of Ex-Governor Morgan,
Of New York, and the captain had great
causing him TO live rather highly. The
Morgan estate did not pan out very great
", and Mrs. Mills share was paid in Wa
bash bonds at par, though they were
worth oniy IS For d couple Of
years the old man pooled his
tug business with his son
William, but the latter thought he could
do better alone and this year left the father
to look after himself. The old captain
bought his coal in Windsor on the Canadi-
an lde Of the river and getting into debt
for it his tugs We're seized by the judge Of
the maritime court for the fuel bills. Then
the daughter Mary began TO fear that The
property was melting too fast, and that
her father was getting too seriously in
volved and determined to secure the ap-
pointnent of an administrator, and three
days ago she put in a petition asking for
the removal of her father from the charge
of her mothers estate. on the ground that
be had never been qualified. Her petition
was granted and G. j. Berry, a lawyer, ap-
pointed administrator.
Today Berry made affidavit that Captain
Mills was unlawfully holding some Of the
property and at 6 o'clock he went to call
on the captain and had not got ont of the
house after a stormy interview when 3
pistol shot rang ont from the old mans
room and it was found that he had blown
out his brains He was found dead on the
floor with q smoking pistol beside him.
The ball entered the head back Of the left
ear and the revolver was held so close to
the head as to burn the hair, He had been
sitting at q table writing, and his hat lay by
the right side OF his chair
This evening the dead body OF Mrs. Aus
tin Rising, wife Of the manager of Captain
Mills tug line was found in her bedroom
on East Congress street, but a few blocks
from the Mills residence It has long been
Il matter OF rumor that Captain Mills was
undUly familiar with his managers wife.
This afternoon he reIeDhonsd to Rising
that he wanted to See him about the tugs
and would meet him on the dock at !
o'clock This was about 400 Immediate
~ afterWard the captain went to Mrs.
Rising residence, and shortly after ; ne
was seen to rush out Of the Rising resi-
$50 o'clock Rising went home with
a male companion and the two
drank very freely of whisky Pc
liceman Mulholl9nd, hearing the noise
looked through the blinds and
saw Rising pick up a lamp and go into his
wifs's bedroom. He came out Immediate
ly and the two men, after taking another
drink. went to Captain Mills residence
Rising returned home alone about half
past 10, and on going into his wife's room
found for the first time her dead body.
She lay on the bed with her head riddled
with bullets and her blood and brains seat
tered over the floor and walls. He rushed
out and shouted for help. Officer Mulhol-
land came up and arrested Rising on sus-
plSltu VI IetN Ii-Ss kIi4cti HIS Nitt. bttJ CA-
animation of the body showed that she
had been dead some hours.
1t appears from the testimony Of Captain
Stone Of the steam yacht Leila that Mills
had quarrel with Mrs. Rising over some
appointment which he prCfessed to believe
she had made with another man. Mills
told Stone whom he met on coming out of
the house that she would never keep the
appointment for he had torn her jacket up
The Jacket wa. q valuable one and a pres
eqt from Mills. 1t was found in the house
tonight torn into shreds. It would seem
that Mills had killed his mistress and then
gone home and shot himself Mrs Ris-
ing's body has been taken to the morgue
for an examination of the number and
character of the wounds. Rising is CON
fined il the police station but no one be
uepes HIN guilty